Sony shuts down the PlayStation 3 storefront on July 2, and many were asked to fire up their latest-generation console to make a few purchases before it’s gone forever. While you can still download all the titles you have picked up before, the closure is off PS Store will mean that there are many games you will not be able to buy ever again, since they never received a physical release.
Of course, with so many distortions to complete their digital software collections, there’s an increased emphasis on the PS3̵
Sony seems to be doing a terrible job of providing customer support, as a large proportion of staff are trained to deal with PS5 and PS4 issues – and not necessarily PS3 issues. After reading through dozens and dozens of social posts and forum threads, we are still unable to find a conclusive answer. A handful of users have been successful in turning two-factor authentication on and off, but many others have reported that this does not work.
It may be that PS3’s servers are simply experiencing unprecedented traffic right now; Sony may have reduced support for the system over the years, but now there has been a sudden increase in activity it is struggling to cope with. Whatever the case, the manufacturer must find a solution, because it will have a scandal in its hands if these problems are not adequately resolved before 2 July. We continue to investigate and will update if we find out more.
